The lawyer representing an engineer who allegedly locked up San Francisco’s computer system said Friday that he has been willing to reveal the password all along.

Terry Childs, 43, has been held on $5 million bond and pleaded not guilty Thursday to four counts of tampering with a computer network.

A Misunderstanding?

Erin Crane, Childs’ court-appointed lawyer, called the case a big misunderstanding and said Childs has “been willing to hand by the password since Tuesday.” He said

negotiations are ongoing with city officials.

That was news to officials in the city’s IT office, who told the San Francisco Chronicle they did not know of any offer to turn by the password. A spokesperson for District Attorney Kamala Harris would not comment on any talks.

The city’s IT division has been trying to regain control of the network, which handles everything from the mayor’s e-mail to San Francisco’s electronic court records. […]

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